Friday, March 8, 2013

Panini

We have a new found love of Panini's. You can put what ever your heart desires on them. This is one that we like:

Tomato
Avocado
Lunch meat
Pesto
Dijon Mustard
Bread: sourdough, french, garlic herb...you get the idea.

Butter one side of the bread. On the other side spread pesto and mustard. Place butter side down griddle [we can invert our waffle iron and make it a panini iron]. Layer with tomato, avocado and lunch meat. Top with second bread slice, butter side up. Smush the sandwich as it toasts. Flip and repeat.

Brown Sugar-Glazed Carrots

This on comes from the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook

1 pound, peeled baby carrots or medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 2 inch pieces
1 TBLS butter or margarine
1 TBLS packed brown sugar
Dash of salt
Dash of black pepper

In a medium saucepan cook carrots, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and remove carrots from pan.
In the same saucepan combine butter, brown sugar, and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until combined. Add carrots. Cook and stir about 2 minutes or until glazed. Season to taste with pepper.

I want to try Herbed Glazed Carrots:

Prepare as above, excpet substitute 1 TBLS honey for the brown sugar and add 1 TBLs snipped fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, crushed, to the butter mixture.

Parmesan Potato Wedge

This is in the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook

6 medium potatoes
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 clove garlic minced
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Line a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan with tin foil; set aside. Cut eash potato lengthwise into eight wedges. In a large bowl stir together butter, garlic, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Add potato wedges and stir to thoroughly coat. Place wedges on the prepared baking pan. Bake uncovered in a 425 oven for about 30 min or until tender.

Parmesan Herb Chicken

2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
2 TBLS dried oregano
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
12 bone in chicken breast halves
1 cup melted butter or margarine

In a shallow dish, combine the first six ingredients. Dip chicken in butter, then coat with Parmesan mixture. place in two greased 15-in x 10-in x 1-in baking pans. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until the juices run clear.
Yield: 12 servings

IHOP Pancakes

1 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1 beaten egg
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
2 TBLS melted butter
1/4 cup sugar

Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix egg with the buttermilk and add to the four mixture, stirring only until smooth. Add melted butter and sugar. Fry on greased griddle.

I got the recipe here

I make my own buttermilk, I just google an easy recipe. 1 TBLS lemon juice for just under one cup milk.